April 29 seminar
US (AZ): Using plant genomics to solve the 10BPQ
As a scientist, Wing and his laboratory are involved in puzzling out the genetic identity of crop plants. And, as a humanitarian Rod Wing is directly focused on one essential, global problem: Developing superior varieties of food crops for farmers everywhere. Such crops are urgently needed to feed the projected increase of earth's population to 10 billion around 2050. As Rod Wing explains: "The 10BPQ predicts that while currently rice feeds half the world, the rice dependent population will double by 2050. New rice, and other crop varieties are needed to feed this population boom. In this lecture, Dr. Wing will discuss the exploitation of natural variation that exists in gene bank repositories around the world to help identify genes and traits that will drive the next green revolution to produce higher yields, while requiring less water, fertilizers, pesticides, and permitting growth on marginal lands.
The seminar will be held at 4:00 p.m. (Arizona time) on Friday, April 29, at the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center, 1951 E. Roger Road. The webinar is available for those who are not able to attend.
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